A truck whose bed is 8 feet long, 5 feet wide,
and 3 feet high is delivering sand for a sand
sculpture competition. How many cubic feet of
sand can the truck carry at one time? How
many trips must the truck make to deliver 720
cubic feet of sand?
You are going to wrap this doll for a baby
present in wrapping paper. How many square
feet of wrapping paper will it take to cover the
present?
4 in.
7.5 in
6trips
15 in.
In Japan, farmers have developed
watermelons that are shaped like cubes and
therefore fit better in refrigerators. What is the
volume of a cubic watermelon whose edge
length is 18 centimeters?
5,832 cubid cm
405 sq. in
Kyle fills the candle mold with liquid candle
wax. If the candle has a volume of 99 cubic
inches, what is the width of the mold?
The town of Riverview provides a rectangular
recycling bin for newspapers to each
household. If the volume is 3,840 cubic
inches, what is the height of the recycling bin?
3 in.
16 inches
16 in.
Black fuzzy die are cubes that come in a
standard size with an edge length of 3 inches.
You want to pull a prank on your friend by
filling their locker with these dice. If the
volume of the locker is 4887 cubic inches,
how many dice will fit?
181
12 in.
24 in.
If the water level is 2 inches below the top of
the tank, what is the volume of the water in
the tank?
4,032 cubic in
You need to wrap a present that is in the
shape of a square pyramid with a base that
has an edge length of 12 inches and a slant
height of 11 inches. If your parents give you
400 square inches of wrapping paper, how
much will you have left after wrapping the
present?
408 sq. in. (you will not have enough)
Find the amount of cardboard needed to
make a box for a single slice of pizza. The
box is in the shape of a triangular prism as
shown.
148 sq. in.
The storage box for a flag is in the shape
of a triangular prism. What is the surface
area of the box?
528.8 in sq.
For Valentine’s Day, you purchased a box of
chocolates for your mother. Each chocolate
has a volume of 6 cubic centimeters. If the
box has a length of 11 cm., width of 9 cm. and
height of 8 cm., how many chocolates fit in the
box?
132 chocolates